SEC Delays VanEck-SolidX Bitcoin ETF Decision to September

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has delayed a decision on a proposed bitcoin ETF, pushing its final determination ahead by more than a month.

In an order published on August 7, officials at the agency wrote that they were giving themselves more time to deliberate on whether to approve what would be the first exchange-traded product of its kind in the U.S. It’s also perhaps unsurprising, given that in the past, SEC officials have used the agency’s statutory powers to push back decisions on bitcoin ETFs in the past.

As the agency wrote:

“Accordingly, the Commission … designates September 30, 2018, as the date by which the Commission shall either approve or disapprove, orinstitute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the proposed rule change.”

The proposed rule change from CBOE would, if approved, constitute a critical point on a path to listing a bitcoin ETF, in conjunction with money management firm VanEck and crypto startup ETF. The companies submitted their proposal back in June, setting off a busy comment period that saw the crypto community rally in support.

The choice to punt forward a final decision also comes days after SEC commissioners completed a review on a proposed bitcoin ETF from investors Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, whose multi-year effort was dashed after a majority of the SEC’s commissioners backed up the agency’s original March 2017 decision.

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